Legal basis: Interpretation of the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Laws in Handling Criminal Cases of Impairment of Credit Card Management Article 6 If a cardholder overdraws beyond the prescribed limit or time limit for the purpose of illegal possession, and fails to return it for more than three months after being repeatedly urged by the issuing bank, it shall be deemed as malicious overdraft as stipulated in Article 196 of the Criminal Law.